Question

To get the x and the y

Answer 1

x = 16

y = 20

Explanation:

the left part of the triangle can be solved first as it already has one angle and 1 side, we use trigonometry for this.

since we have 2 sides and 1 angle, to find the third side length we use the pythagoras theorem. a² + b² = c²

; 9² + 12² = c²

; 225 = c²

;√225 = c

; 15 = c

since we have all the lengths of the triangle, we can find out the angle opposite to the side length '9',

;
`(Sin x)/(9) = (sin90)/(15)`

;
`(Sin 90)/(15)` x 9 = Sinx

36.86 = x

now, we look at the triangle as a whole, the top angle being 90 degrees, we know that we have 36.86.

; 90 - 36.86 = 53.13

`(y)/(Sin 90) = (12)/(Sin 36.86)`

;
`(12)/(sin 36.86)` x Sin 90 = 20

y = 20

again, since we have 2 sides of a right angled triangle we use a² + b² = c²

we arrange this formula since we have the hypotenuse

; 20² - 12² = 256

; √256 = x

; 16 = x